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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who's skull does Webster find in Chapter 12?
(a) Janny Samson-Ellis'.
(b) Jane Smith-Ellis'.
(c) Joan Saunders-Ellis'.
(d) Jenny Simpson-Ellis'.

2. Who is waiting for Ruth and Owney when they return home in Chapter 11?
(a) Mary.
(b) Stan.
(c) Toby.
(d) Simon.

3. Why does Ruth go to the Addams' house in Chapter 8?
(a) To try and sell some wares.
(b) To avoid going home.
(c) To spend time with the children there.
(d) To help with Mrs. Addams' chores.

4. What is the name of the boat waiting for the group at the dock in Chapter 7?
(a) New Dream.
(b) New Hope.
(c) New Land.
(d) New Vista.

5. What does Cal argue with Ruth about in Chapter 7?
(a) Whether Ruth should return to the island or not.
(b) Whether he or Ruth's mother is the bigger sycophant.
(c) Whether Cal or Angus is better looking.
(d) Whether Ruth is old enough to date.

6. What does Ruth declare of Eddie in Chapter 8?
(a) He needs to be on a feeding schedule.
(b) He has more ambition than the president.
(c) He is an angry human being.
(d) He is a simpleton.

7. What does Fagan do for a living?
(a) He is a soldier.
(b) He is a lobster fisherman.
(c) He is a potato farmer.
(d) He is a carpenter.

8. Who takes up with Florida Cobb in Chapter 12?
(a) Stan.
(b) Simon.
(c) Len.
(d) Webster.

9. What is Ruth's name by the summer of 1982?
(a) Ruth Thomas- Ellis.
(b) Ruth Thomas- White.
(c) Ruth Thomas-Wishnell.
(d) Ruth Thomas- Pommeroy.

10. What does Owney do after working as Stan's sternman for two years?
(a) Buys a fiberglass boat and grows rich.
(b) Buys and sells shares.
(c) Travels on the mainland and attracts business to the islands.
(d) Works for Ruth.

11. Who is David?
(a) Ruth's nephew.
(b) Ruth's cousin.
(c) Ruth's brother.
(d) Ruth's son.

12. What nickname does Stan earn after the end of the war?
(a) Boat Dweller.
(b) Greedy Number Two.
(c) Lobsterman.
(d) Stan the Man.

13. Where do Ruth and Owney race to in Chapter 11?
(a) A boat.
(b) A small beach.
(c) A cave.
(d) The wedding.

14. What does Ruth do when she sees Lanford grin at the end of the novel?
(a) She smiles and leaves without saying a word.
(b) She slaps him.
(c) She kisses him on the forehead.
(d) She laughs heartily.

15. What is Ruth most proud of in the epilogue?
(a) Her family.
(b) Learning to respect the Ellis'.
(c) Her ambitions.
(d) Not letting the Ellises' drive her away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Toby need before the small group can leave the dock in Chapter 7?

2. Where does Ruth hide when Stan visits the Pommeroys' house in Chapter 12?

3. Who is the family idiot in Rhonda's family?

4. What did Ruth think her first experience with sex would be like?

5. Why does Stan ask about Ruth's plans in Chapter 12?

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